Student Activities and Events

OUWB Student Activities and MedSync

There are a multitude of activities and events that students at OUWB can take part in during their time in medical school. Students may participate in student organizations, attend OUWB sponsored events, take part in community service or service learning opportunities, and much more.

To organize our activities, we have OUWB MedSync: an interactive, online tool powered by OrgSync.com that fosters communication, cooperation, and creativity between students organizations and their members. Every OUWB student is a part of MedSync to foster connectivity to events and happenings at OUWB.

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About the Student Awards

Michele D. Raible Award

The Michele D. Raible Award is given to the M1 student who best exemplifies Dr. Raible’s love of learning and her collaborative and supportive spirit. The recipient is selected by his or her peers. Dr. Raible was the founding associate dean for undergraduate medical education. Tragically, she passed away before the school opened but her spirit lives on in the culture that has been established and nurtured at OUWB.

Outstanding Performance Awards

OUWB recognizes scholarly excellence through “Outstanding Performance” awards for many of the courses and clerkships. The selection process is holistic, with course directors and faculty carefully considering academic excellence along with such non-cognitive factors as professionalism, participation and attendance.

Recipients for the 2016/2017 Year

Outstanding M1 Student Awards (Class of 2020)

Dalton Blood

Nathan Loudon

Brandon Moretti

Outstanding M2 Student Awards (Class of 2019)

Matthew Drogowski

Allison Gurney-McMaster

Nicholas Von Schrott

Outstanding Performance Awards - M3 Clerkship (Class of 2018)

Family Medicine

Allen Nelson

Internal Medicine

Morgan Gruner

Neurology

Sachi Gianchandani

OB/GYN

Michal Montana

Pediatrics

Harjivan Kohli

Psychiatry

Bashar Kazanji

Surgery

Angela Thelen

Outstanding Performance Awards - M4 Clerkships (Class of 2017) - These awards were presented at the Honors Convocation in May 2017

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Mayank Agarwal

Diagnostic Medicine

Sarah Gaubatz

Emergency Medicine

Brian Malley

FROM THE HONORS CONVOCATION PROGRAM

2017 Excellence in Public Health Award

Jeanne Wigant, Class of 2017

Diversity and Inclusion Student Excellence Award

Jeanne Wigant, Class of 2017

Jeniffer Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa, Class of 2019

Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation for Academic Achievement

Sarah Gaubatz

Rachel Hunt

Kristin Kahale

Christina J. Grabowski Outstanding Admissions Ambassador Award

Eric Raynal

2016 Embark Competitive Scholarship Award Recipients

Embark Research Manuscript of the Year 2016 Award Funded by the Ravitz Foundation

Promotion and Maintenance of Health - Funded by the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

Christopher Jaeger

Respiratory - Funded by the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

Alexandra DePorre

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MSG at OUWB

The Medical Student Government (MSG) at OUWB serves as the official representative body of the medical students to the OUWB administration, faculty, Beaumont, Oakland University, and the community. MSG strives to investigate, discuss, and act on issues pertinent to the student body. MSG organizes and oversees committees and their work that is pertinent to the students and the institution. MSG also serves as the fund allocation body for OUWB student organizations. Lastly, MSG serves as the communication medium between the student body and institutional partners.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., MBA, MACP, FAAP, FACR is the Joseph Butenas Professor and Dean of Medical Education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

A Dreyfuss National Merit Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Mitchell completed training and certification in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He completed Rheumatology subspecialty training at Georgetown University.

In the past, he has served on the Council and Secretary Treasurer of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) from 1996-2002. He served as Associate Dean for Clinical Curriculum at Georgetown University School of Medicine from 1998-2000 and as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2000 until May 2002.

Dr. Mitchell has been honored with multiple Golden Apple awards and has been inducted then into the Golden Orchard twice for medical student education. He has received the Kaiser Permanente Award from the faculty for the outstanding Clinical Teacher in the medical center. Dr. Mitchell has received every residency teaching award in the Department of Medicine, including induction into the Sol Katz Society. He was awarded a Laureate Award from the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine in 2002. In 2004, he was inducted into Mastership of the College, the highest honor bestowed only on 600 living members of the 150,000 member organization.

Dean's Reception

Immediately following the ceremony, graduates and their guests are welcome to attend the Dean's reception, an informal gathering honoring the OUWB Class of 2018. All graduates, their guests, and faculty are invited to attend. No RSVP or tickets are required. Faculty participating in the commencement ceremony should check in on Friday, May 11, between noon and 1 p.m. at the indoor track at the Oakland University Recreation Center. Volunteers will be available to help you with your regalia and give you instructions for the processional line-up.

Regalia

Academic regalia is required for participation in the Commencement ceremony.

Graduates will pick up their regalia at the Graduation Check-out in O'Dowd.

After the ceremony, all regalia (except the tassel) must be returned.

Orders due by: April 10

Appropriate dress and attire is required for the graduates. Casual clothing such as jeans, t-shirts and tennis shoes are not allowed.

Graduates must not carry purses, backpacks, jackets, etc. Please make arrangements to leave those items with family or friends. All cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned off prior to the start of procession.

The ceremony will be interpreted in American Sign Language for the hearing impaired. Handicapped (wheelchair) accessible seating for guests is available.

Photography and Video

Professional photographs of all graduates will be taken on stage when they receive their diplomas, and immediately off stage in posed portraits. Photos may be viewed online after the event and ordered directly from Jewell Studio's website.

Graduates are not obligated to make any purchases.

Live Streaming and Video

The ceremony will be available for streaming and a recording will be available on YouTube after the event.

OUWB faculty and other leaders joined the students at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Mich., to celebrate the school’s inaugural Match Day on Friday, March 20. During the event, 47 students opened envelopes to discover where they will serve their residency programs as assigned by the National Residents Matching Program.

OUWB Founding Dean Robert Folberg, M.D., addressed the crowd by offering “a big thank you” to all the students, faculty and leaders who helped make the day possible. He also welcomed the many families that were in attendance and had a special message for those without their families.

“You should consider the entire OUWB as your collective family,” Dr. Folberg said. Students were assigned to residencies in more than a dozen specialty areas at health systems in Metro Detroit and around the country. Medical residencies run for varying time periods, depending on the specialty, and are required to become a physician in the United States. David McNaughton was matched with his first-choice institution.

For OUWB student David McNaughton, Match Day represented both a finish line and a new beginning. The Clarkston native completed his bachelor’s degree in biology at Oakland University in 2010 and decided to pursue his medical degree at OUWB. His envelope contained the news that he will serve his residency at Indiana University, his first-choice institution.

“I’m really happy,” said McNaughton. “I really liked Troy Beaumont, but I wanted something new this time. I think it’s going to be great.”

McNaughton said his time at OUWB prepared him to tackle the challenges ahead as he pursues a career in family medicine.

“It was very personable,” McNaughton said of his OUWB experience. “Being the charter class, there were only 50 of us, so we knew each other very well and had a great camaraderie. I think that’s what (OUWB leaders) were going for. ”

Match Day is the culmination of a residency application process in which students rank the hospitals and medical facilities where they prefer to continue their graduate medical training. Since 1952, the National Residents Matching Program has placed graduating medical students in residencies throughout the country. OUWB’s Match Day marked the last milestone leading up to the charter class graduation, which took place on May 15.